Variable container system

Abstract

A variable container system for erecting cuboidal modular units, which are arranged adjacently or one above the other and can be used for living or working purposes. Each modular unit includes: a floor element used as a lower base with four saddle elements, each of which is arranged at a corner and has inclined guide surfaces for placing two end-face wall elements; a roof element used as an upper cover with four saddle elements, each of which is arranged at a corner and has inclined guide surfaces for placing on the two end-face wall elements; and two end-face wall elements with two respective inclined lower corner guides for placing on the saddle elements of the floor element and two respective inclined upper corner guides for placing the saddle elements of the roof element on the end-face wall element.

1 . A variable container system for the creation of modular units ( 1 ), which are arranged next to one another and/or one on top of the other,
 wherein   a modular unit ( 1 ) comprises, in each instance:   a) a floor element ( 10 ) that serves as a lower base, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements ( 11 ) arranged at the corners, in each instance, having inclined guide surfaces ( 12 ) for placement of two end-face wall elements ( 30 ),   b) a roof element ( 20 ) that serves as an upper cover, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements ( 21 ) arranged at the corners, in each instance, having inclined guide surfaces ( 22 ) for placement onto the two end-face wall elements ( 30 ),   c) two end-face wall elements ( 30 ), each having two inclined lower corner guides ( 31 ) for placement onto the saddle elements ( 11 ) of the floor element ( 10 ), and each having two inclined upper corner guides ( 31 ) for placement of the saddle elements ( 21 ) of the roof element ( 20 ) onto the end-face wall element ( 30 ),   wherein   d) each guide surface ( 12 ) of the floor element ( 10 ) is inclined downward in the direction of the two saddle elements ( 11 ) that are arranged opposite one another, in each instance; and   e) each guide surface ( 22 ) of the roof element ( 20 ) is inclined upward in the direction of the two saddle elements ( 21 ) that are arranged opposite one another, in each instance; and   f) the corner guides ( 31 ) of the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) have inclinations that are complementary to the stated guide surfaces ( 12 ,  22 ), in each instance.   
     
     
         2 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein the guide surfaces ( 12 ) of the saddle elements ( 11 ) each have a convex or concave curvature, preferably by means of a correspondingly shaped saddle plate ( 16 ), and the corner guides ( 31 ) of the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) each have a complementary concave or convex curvature, preferably by means of a corresponding shaped support plate ( 36 ). 
     
     
         3 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein the saddle elements ( 11 ) have a truncated cone ( 112 ) having an inside thread ( 113 ), in each instance, and the corner guides ( 31 ) of the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) have a hollow truncated cone ( 137 ) complementary to the former, which can be set onto it, wherein a truncated cone ( 112 ) and a hollow truncated cone ( 113 ) can be firmly connected, in each instance, by means of a cap screw ( 114 ) that can be screwed into the inside thread ( 113 ), so that the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) are configured so that they can be fastened to the floor element ( 10 ) and/or the roof element ( 20 ). 
     
     
         4 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) are dismountable and/or adjustable in width. 
     
     
         5 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein the perpendicular supports ( 33 ) have lower and upper extensions ( 331 ) having oblong holes ( 332 ), onto which the horizontal transverse supports ( 34 ) can be screwed. 
     
     
         6 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein the end-face wall elements ( 30 ) are connected with the floor element ( 10 ) by means of lower ( 51 ) tensioning devices, in each instance, and with the roof element ( 20 ) by means of upper ( 51 ) tensioning devices, in each instance. 
     
     
         7 . The variable container system according to  claim 6 , wherein each tensioning device ( 50 ,  51 ) is biased by means of two holding elements ( 52 ), wherein for the lower tensioning device ( 50 ), the first holding element ( 52 ) is fastened in the center edge region on the inside of an end-face wall element ( 30 ), and the second holding element ( 52 ) is fastened at the top of the floor element ( 10 ), and wherein for the upper tensioning device ( 50 ), the first holding element ( 52 ) is fastened in the center edge region on the inside of an end-face wall element ( 30 ), and the second holding element ( 52 ) is fastened on the underside of the roof element ( 20 ), so that an imaginary right triangle is formed by the two holding elements ( 52 ) and the tensioning device ( 50 ,  51 ). 
     
     
         8 . The variable container system according to  claim 6 , wherein a tensioning device comprises a steel cable or preferably a tie rod ( 50 ,  51 ). 
     
     
         9 . The variable container system according to  claim 6 , wherein the tensioning device ( 50 ,  51 ) is configured in such a manner that the tensile stress is adjustable. 
     
     
         10 . The variable container system according to  claim 1 , wherein two modular units, in each instance, arranged next to one another at the longitudinal sides, are braced and coupled with one another by means of tensioning devices ( 50 ,  51 ) that run in cross shape.